Linnaeus, natural history and the circulation of knowledge
Language: English
Published by Voltaire Foundation, GB, 2018
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The name of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) is inscribed in almost every flora and fauna published from the mid-eighteenth century onwards; in this respect he is virtually immortal. In this book a group of specialists argue for the need to re-centre Linnaean science and de-centre Linnaeus the man by exploring the ideas, practices and people connected to his taxonomic innovations.Contributors examine the various techniques, materials and methods that originated within the 'Linnaean workshop': paper technologies, publication strategies, and markets for specimens. Fresh analyses of the reception of Linnaeus's work in Paris, Königsberg, Edinburgh and beyond offer a window on the local contexts of knowledge transfer, including new perspectives on the history of anthropology and stadial theory. The global implications and negotiated nature of these intellectual, social and material developments are further investigated in chapters tracing the experiences and encounters of Linnaean travellers in Africa, Latin America and South Asia.Through focusing on the circulation of Linnaean knowledge and placing it within the context of eighteenth-century globalization, authors provide innovative and important contributions to our understanding of the early modern history of science.…
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- Title
- Linnaeus, natural history and the circulation of knowledge
- Author
- Kenneth Nyberg
- Publisher
- Voltaire Foundation, GB
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0729412059
- ISBN 13
- 9780729412056
- Item weight
- 300 grams
Contributors examine the various techniques, materials and methods that originated within the ‘Linnaean workshop’: paper technologies, publication strategies, and markets for specimens. Fresh analyses of the reception of Linnaeus’s work in Paris, Königsberg, Edinburgh and beyond offer a window on the local contexts of knowledge transfer, including new perspectives on the history of anthropology and stadial theory. The global implications and negotiated nature of these intellectual, social and material developments are further investigated in chapters tracing the experiences and encounters of Linnaean travellers in Africa, Latin America and South Asia.
Through focusing on the circulation of Linnaean knowledge and placing it within the context of eighteenth-century globalization, authors provide innovative and important contributions to our understanding of the early modern history of science.
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About the Author
Professor of Early Modern History at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, Stéphane Van Damme has worked on the origins of early modern scientific knowledge and European Culture between 1650 and 1850 by looking at essential elements such as scientific centres (Lyons, Paris, London, Edinburgh, New York), founding fathers (Descartes, Linneaus), paradigmatic disciplines (philosophy, natural history, archaeology) and imperial projects. His last book is entitled Seconde Nature. Rematérialiser les sciences de Bacon à Tocqueville (Presses du réel, 2020). He co-edited with Hanna Hodacs and Kenneth Nyberg, Linnaeus, Natural History and the circulation of Knowledge (Oxford, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, 2018).
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Professeur d’histoire moderne à l’Ecole Normale Supérieure à Paris, Stéphane Van Damme travaille sur les origines des sciences modernes et la culture européenne entre 1650 et 1850 en examinant différents éléments essentiels tels que les centres de savoirs (Lyon, Paris, Londres, Edimbourg, New York), les pères fondateurs (Descartes, Linnée), les disciplines paradigmatiques (la philosophie, l’histoire naturelle ou l’archéologie), les projets impériaux. Son dernier livre est intitulé : Seconde Nature. Rematérialiser les sciences de Bacon à Tocqueville (Presses du réel, 2020). Il a co-dirigé avec Hanna Hodacs et Kenneth Nyberg, Linnaeus, Natural History and the circulation of Knowledge (Oxford, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, 2018).
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